I went grocery shopping today with my mom and she was so impressed with the way I haggled, compared prices,and this that and the other to make sure I was able to buy the most groceries without spending too much. So she drops me off, I go put away the groceries and cook dinner and...

I buy $30.00's worth of scratch offs per day--sometimes more. I win--I lose--I buy more with the winnings and buy even more in hopes of winning more. I do use money i can't afford to lose, but am dumbfounded by the control this habit/addiction has over me. I alternate stores so...

as growing up as a young girl, i seen a lot off bad things inmy house like , lotery tickets & slot machines.
i started playing with slot machines when i was just a young lad i didnt know i would be addicted to it
so when i turned 12 i realized i...